More discussion of biblical archaeology digest news items from the latest issue of ARTIFAX, our biblical archaeology news magazine:
Room of the Last Supper - a laser scan of this medieval construction which commemorates the Upper Room has revealed faded artwork on the walls.
Another biblical name has been found on a clay seal impression. The bulla says, "Belonging to Ga'alyahu, son of Immer." The family of Immer is widely attested in the Bible, particularly Jeremiah 20:1.
3D photography has also been used to preserve the excavated remains of a 9,000-year old Neolithic settlement discovered just 3 miles west of Jerusalem at Motza junction.
A Watchtower in the Negev desert has been excavated by volunteers from IDF paratroopers.